Crap Towns / Rowlands Gill / Pollution incidents
How often does Rowlands Gill get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Rowlands Gill or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in December 2024 and put contaminated building rubble on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | Contaminated building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| August 2022 | Inert material or waste | In the water | Significant |
| July 2018 | Inorganic chemical or product | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Prudhoe | 7.4 km | 5 |
| Stanley | 7.4 km | 5 |
| Consett | 9.6 km | 3 |
| Rowlands Gill | – | 3 |
| Throckley | 8.4 km | 3 |
| Pelton and Ouston | 10.7 km | 2 |
| Ryton | 5.7 km | 2 |
| Blaydon | 5.5 km | 1 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Whickham | 5.5 km | 1 |